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June 21, 2013

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People raise their hands during a ritual at sunrise to celebrate the Aymara New Year on June 21, 2013 at the Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. A crowd gathered to receive the first rays of Tata Inti (god Sun) during the celebration of the winter solstice that marks the beginning of the 5521st year in the Aymara calendar. AFP/PHOTO/Aizar RALDESAIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images

Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images

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People raise their hands during a ritual at sunrise to celebrate the Aymara New Year on June 21, 2013 at the Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. A crowd gathered to receive the first rays of Tata Inti (god Sun) during the celebration of the winter solstice that marks the beginning of the 5521st year in the Aymara calendar. AFP/PHOTO/Aizar RALDESAIZAR RALDES/AFP/Getty Images